ohhh, 3D!

so I decided I would mock up the umbrella base in Google Sketch because I was tired of trying to explain what was in my head.

It's the first thing I have actually created in Google Sketch so don't expect much.

The goal here is to have it both extremely stable and portable. So that should be easy

Weekend Plans

We have a bit of a challenge this weekend. It is the annual Grand Prix down here and that means there will be no parking available and the streets will be filled with race fans.

Anyway, that means it is time for us to get out of town. I don't know how much time we will have to work on this but I do hope to at least take photos and layout some artwork for it.

Planning

this past week was set aside for planning. (now that is not entirely true, we expected to do other things but we only accomplished the planning part) We built the current booth and check to see how much room we had to move inside. It will be cozy but the lady in charge of vending says he is happy with it, so who am I to question that?

Hopefully we will soon get to the decorating stage and have more photos to share.

Planning

this past week was set aside for planning. (now that is not entirely true, we expected to do other things but we only accomplished the planning part) We built the current booth and check to see how much room we had to move inside. It will be cozy but the lady in charge of vending says he is happy with it, so who am I to question that?

Hopefully we will soon get to the decorating stage and have more photos to share.

fabric prepped

All of the fabric has been prepped for the next fitting. The top has been sewn into 6 panels and the edges have been finished. The 6 front panels are also hemmed and reinforced. Next up is either a second fitting or surface decoration. It just depends on which I feel like tackling first.

Cuttin' & Sewin'

Started doing the fittings for the roof and came up 2" short of fabric then discovered that I had given myself much more ease than I needed. So after some trimming I think I have the roof worked out.


I'm going to finish only half of the seams so I can dismantle it in the future for decorating. After one more fitting I will focus on the front panels for the umbrella.

Back to Work!

Fabric has been scrounged, The wooden extensions were tested and measurements have been taken!

This week I will pattern out the sections and start cutting the fabric to give this thing some life. Soon we will be able to move on to the additions for the counters.